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title: Colorado State University Pueblo — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Pueblo, CO
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, CO · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $55,563 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,654 – $84,507 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,475 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 40% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,937 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 66% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $27,563 | derived |

**40% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,475 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,345 to $107,031 across 20 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $107,031 | $41,000 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,814 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,232 | $24,111 |
| Engineering, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,886 | $28,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $50,034 | not reported |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,971 | $22,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,277 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $41,714 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,895 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,146 | $24,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,453 | $25,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,586 | $16,450 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,565 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,791 | $18,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,377 | $20,965 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,920 | $24,771 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,749 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,345 | $21,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,420 | $24,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,345 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Colorado State University Pueblo by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?128106

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